New Text module
ICD 10 Codes ICD-10-CM incorporates much greater clinical
detail and specificity than its processor. With this, the modern classification
system will provide much better data required for measuring the quality, safety
and efficacy of care, conducting research, epidemiological studies and clinical
trials, and lots more. It will also improve clinical, financial and
administrative performance.
In addition to all this, there are a lot of other changes in
ICD-10-CM. The added changes that can be found in ICD-10-CM are: injuries are
grouped by anatomical site rather than by type of injury. What's more, category
restructuring and code reorganization have taken place in a number of ICD-10-CM
chapters, resulting in the classification of certain disease and disorders
contrary to ICD-9-CM. The new system will help prevent and detect health care
fraud and abuse and also help track public health and risks.
To find additional information about ICD-10-CM and ways to
bridge from ICD-9 to ICD-10 codes , sign up for one-stop medical coding
websites. When you sign up for one, you'll have access to code look up tools
like the ICD-10 Bridge(ICD-9 to ICD-10). This tool tells you the CMS suggested
code that maps an ICD-9-CM volume 2 code to an ICD-10-CM Volume 2 code and vice
versa. You should also check if a more specific code could apply.
For instance, suppose you want to map an ICD-9-Cm code
642.71. When you enter this code in the tool, you'll get the following
ICD-10-CM codes:
O11.1 Pre-existing hypertensive disorder with superimposed
proteinuria, first trimester
O11.2 Pre-existing hypertensive disorder with superimposed
proteinuria, second trimester
O11.3 Pre-existing hypertensive disorder with superimposed
proteinuria, third trimester
So what are you waiting for? Go sign up for such a website
today and see how it makes your coding life so much easy. When you do so, the
October 1, 2013 transition may not look that difficult and well within your
reach.
